Crime & Safety

Police Report: Man Arrested for Shoplifting $115 Worth of Liquor from Local Grocer

A roundup of the latest from the Shorewood police reports.

Police arrested a 44-year-old man Wednesday after they say he walked out of , 4145 N. Oakland Ave., without paying for the four bottles of Jack Daniels liquor concealed in his backpack.

Police received a report from the grocery store of the theft of $115 worth of liquor and would later make an arrest in the 4000 block of North Oakland Avenue.

Also in the police reports:

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  • Police responded to , 1421 E. Capitol Dr., Tuesday after a pharmacist reported a suspicious person attempting to fill a prescription for Oxycodone. Police say the woman’s prescription was valid, but arrested her on an open felony warrant for probation violation.
  • A resident in the 4400 block of North Bartlett Avenue called police to report the theft of a $200 snowblower from a detached garage sometime overnight on Monday. Police say entry to the garage was gained through an unlocked overheard door.
  • A black LG Cosmos cell phone and $15 in cash was reported stolen from the gym locker room, 1701 E. Capitol Dr.

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